The Baby Doll Night (film)

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The Baby Doll Night
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Directed by Adel Adeeb
Written by Abdel-Hay Adeeb
Starring Mahmoud Abdel Aziz
Nour El-Sherif
Gamal Soliman
Gameel Rateb
Sulaf Fawakherji
Laila Olwi
Ghada Abdel Razek
Nicole Saba
Mahmoud Hemeda
Arwa
Ahmed Mekky
Dorra Zarouk
Saaid Saddik
Noura (EG)
Moustafa Hareedy
Ezzat Abou Ouf
Music by Yasser Abdel Rahman
Edited by Mona Rabeei
Distributed by Good News Group
Release date
  • 4 June 2008 (2008-06-04)
Running time
180 minutes
Country Egypt
Language Arabic
Budget 44,000,000 Egyptian Pounds[ citation needed ]

The Baby Doll Night (Egyptian Arabic : ليلة البيبي دول, translit.  Leilet El-Baby Doll) is an Egyptian political comedy-drama film released in June 2008.[ citation needed ]

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Plot

As the film progresses, Awadein realizes that Srg. Peter was the prison warden at Abu Ghraib and that he is also staying at the hotel that he intends to bomb. Events reach their climax when Shoukry betrays Awadein upon realizing that the bombing of the hotel is a futile act that will only result in the murder of innocent people.

Cast and crew

Main cast

Main cast of the film, as listed on its website.

Character Actor/Actress
Houssam Mahmoud Abdel Aziz
Awadein Nour El-Sherif
Shoukry Jamal Soliman
Sergeant Peter Gameel Rateb
Sameeha Sulaf Fawakherji
Sarah Laila Olwi
Rachel Ghada Abdel Razek
Thoraya Nicole Saba
Mohsen A. Naga Mahmoud Hemeda
Mona Arwa
Zaghloul Ahmed Mekky
Rose Dorra Zarouk
Michael Saaid Saddik
Kareema Noura (EG)
Essam Moustafa Hareedy
Azzmi Ezzat Abou Ouf

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Crew

Role Name
DirectorAdel Adeeb
ScreenplayAbdel-Hay Adeeb
Score Yasser Abdel Rahman
EditorMona Rabeei
Director of PhotographyHong Manley
Line ProducerDaniel Champagnon
Special Effects Doublairat, Éclair
Music Studio Road-up Studios
MakeupDedié Laverng

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